2024-03-12 17:13:17
Florida’s Sumter County Ranked Among Most Dangerous Counties for Older Drivers
White County, Georgia, leads with the highest proportion of older drivers involved in fatal accidents at 34%.
Worth County, also in Georgia, is in second place, while Illinois’ Effingham County is in third place.
Counties in Iowa, Florida, Maine, Pennsylvania, North Carolina and Texas also rank in the top ten for the highest crash rates among drivers age 65 and older.
A new study has revealed where in the United States older drivers are most likely to be involved in fatal crashes, with White County, Georgia topping the list.
The investigation by certified personal injury attorney Dismuke Law examined fatal accident records between 2017 and 2021 from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
The number of drivers aged 65 and older who were involved in fatal crashes in each county in the United States was analyzed; Only counties with a minimum of 50 drivers involved were included in the study.
Top Ten Most Dangerous Counties for Older Drivers:
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State – County |
Total number of drivers over 65 years of age in fatal accidents |
Total drivers in fatal crashes (only counties with at least 50 drivers included) |
Percentage of drivers over 65 years of age in fatal accidents |
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Pennsylvania – Northumberland |
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North Carolina – Haywood |
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North Carolina – Beaufort |
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White County, Georgia, emerges as the worst county for older drivers: 34% of drivers involved in fatal crashes are 65 or older.
This is based on 17 of 50 total drivers being seniors, resulting in a rate that is the highest among the 1,210 counties analyzed.
Following White County is Worth County in Georgia, with 19 seniors making up 31.67% of the 60 drivers in fatal crashes.
Effingham County in Illinois ranks third overall and is the first county outside of Georgia on the list, where 31.58%, or 18 of 57 drivers, were seniors.
Dubuque County in Iowa ranks fourth, with a 31.37% involvement of older drivers in fatal crashes, based on 16 drivers age 65 and older involved in fatal crashes out of a total of 51 drivers.
Florida’s Sumter County ranks fifth, recording a 30.65% senior share of fatal crashes, based on 57 drivers over the age of 65 out of 186 total drivers in fatal crashes.
The ranking places Maine’s Somerset County in sixth place with a 30.51% (18 of 59) share of older drivers in fatal crashes, and Pennsylvania’s Northumberland County in seventh place with 30.26% (23 of 76).
North Carolina’s Haywood and Beaufort counties rank joint eighth for their rate of drivers over the age of 65 involved in fatal accidents, each with a rate of 30%. Haywood saw 18 senior drivers in their 60s, while Beaufort saw 15 in their 50s.
Rounding out the top ten is San Jacinto County in Texas, where 29.63% of drivers in fatal accidents were over the age of 65, representing 16 of 54 drivers.
A spokesperson for Dismuke Law commented: “Overall, there were more than 74,000 drivers over the age of 65 who were involved in fatal accidents during the five-year period the study measured.
“This data is an important reminder that even the most experienced drivers can take risks every time they drive and that all drivers should prioritize safe and cautious driving every time they use the road.”
Methodology:
The study used fatal crash records between 2017 and 2021 from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and focused on counties that reported a minimum of 50 drivers involved in fatal crashes, focusing on the demographic of drivers age 65 or older. further.
The percentage of drivers age 65 and older for each county that met the criteria was calculated and a ranking was formed to reveal the top ten.
Source: journal research
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